Piano from Hell

[Dave Nereson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Rob Goodale" <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Piano from Hell


> Rob,
>
> It never ceases to amaze me how LITTLE pianists know about their
> instruments. Maybe it's our fault for not
> educating them!
>
> Avery

    Not totally.  Trumpeters and violinists and drummers have to learn about
their instruments because they have to take them apart to clean valves,
lubricate slides, change a bridge, a tailpiece, or a string, or to tighten,
loosen, or replace a drumhead.  But pianists, I find, including most piano
teachers, don't show much interest in care and maintenance.  They know it
needs tuning every 5 to 10 years, and that's about it.  I try to educate
them anyhow, but many times it's like forcing a teenager to like school.
    --David Nereson